Erm, for what it's worth "play into" is an interesting choice of words. It's not as if anyone chooses their appearance, such that their conformity to a particular standard of beauty would be deliberate.

i think a lot of times people get celebrity crushes because they feel a connection to a person's body of work and not because of "objective" beauty standards.

Yeah, exactly. Which is fine. I personally tend to fall more in love with someone's work and talent than anything physical. Charm and talent can make people more attractive... but at the same time, I would never try to deny that, say, David Tennant is strange looking

Better looking than Matt Smith IMO

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Although there's something about Christoher Eccleston that, despite him not being as handsome as David Tennant, well, some fantasies can't be shared on this board.

Well yes, he's better looking than Matt Smith, but Matt Smith looks like Frankenstein's Monster so that's an obvious one Bless him. He still manages to be adorable in spite of this because he's, well, Matt Smith. Still, David has a geek chic thing going for him and the fact that he's one of the most charming people on the earth, and he has awesome hair... but he still looks kind of weird Doesn't make him any less attractive though.

Eccleston just scares me. This is probably at least partly influenced by the fact that my first and still most prominent impression of him is from the film Shallow Grave where he goes completely nuts.

Billie Piper has natural unique beauty. She doesn't play into the standards of what constitutes as general physical attractiveness, and maybe that's what makes her so attractive.

She definitely has her own vibe, but it's just that to me this vibe comes across as 'trashy'. I don't know. It took me a couple watches of series 1 and 2 for me to actually like Rose. There's something about Billie Piper's presence that really rubs me the wrong way. And it's no different when she's out of character.

Erm, for what it's worth "play into" is an interesting choice of words. It's not as if anyone chooses their appearance, such that their conformity to a particular standard of beauty would be deliberate.

i think a lot of times people get celebrity crushes because they feel a connection to a person's body of work and not because of "objective" beauty standards.

Totally. I mean, I love Ryan Reynolds as much as the next woman but I have a total crush on Gary Sinise and he's not exactly Mr. Universe.

Kim Kardashian seems to meet the general requirements for good looking but I have yet to hear or watch one single appearence she has made wether it be her "reality" show or interview or whatever that makes her seem attractive in any way shape or form. So yes though every female pic I have posted holds to physical beauty every single one of them has not to my knowledge done anything that makes them seem to be horrible people in real life. I just post them as celebrity headlines jump out at me from my general politics and science news hunting.

i think a lot of times people get celebrity crushes because they feel a connection to a person's body of work and not because of "objective" beauty standards.

Totally. I mean, I love Ryan Reynolds as much as the next woman but I have a total crush on Gary Sinise and he's not exactly Mr. Universe.

Kim Kardashian seems to meet the general requirements for good looking but I have yet to hear or watch one single appearence she has made wether it be her "reality" show or interview or whatever that makes her seem attractive in any way shape or form. So yes though every female pic I have posted holds to physical beauty every single one of them has not to my knowledge done anything that makes them seem to be horrible people in real life. I just post them as celebrity headlines jump out at me from my general politics and science news hunting.

She's incredibly physically attractive but utterly unappealing as a human being. I'd rather have sex with Luke.

i think a lot of times people get celebrity crushes because they feel a connection to a person's body of work and not because of "objective" beauty standards.

Totally. I mean, I love Ryan Reynolds as much as the next woman but I have a total crush on Gary Sinise and he's not exactly Mr. Universe.

Kim Kardashian seems to meet the general requirements for good looking but I have yet to hear or watch one single appearence she has made wether it be her "reality" show or interview or whatever that makes her seem attractive in any way shape or form. So yes though every female pic I have posted holds to physical beauty every single one of them has not to my knowledge done anything that makes them seem to be horrible people in real life. I just post them as celebrity headlines jump out at me from my general politics and science news hunting.

I don't find Kim Kardashian/Paris Hilton and their celebutant/reality star ilk attractive because, to me, they come across as incredibly shallow and selfish people and that's a turn off for me be it a man or woman. On the other end of the Spectrum, Charlize Theron comes across to me as incredibly attractive because she seems to not be remotely shallow, very intelligent and selfless.

i think a lot of times people get celebrity crushes because they feel a connection to a person's body of work and not because of "objective" beauty standards.

Totally. I mean, I love Ryan Reynolds as much as the next woman but I have a total crush on Gary Sinise and he's not exactly Mr. Universe.

Kim Kardashian seems to meet the general requirements for good looking but I have yet to hear or watch one single appearence she has made wether it be her "reality" show or interview or whatever that makes her seem attractive in any way shape or form. So yes though every female pic I have posted holds to physical beauty every single one of them has not to my knowledge done anything that makes them seem to be horrible people in real life. I just post them as celebrity headlines jump out at me from my general politics and science news hunting.

She's incredibly physically attractive but utterly unappealing as a human being. I'd rather have sex with Luke.